irritations

Police Brutality Caught on Tape

A TV news helicopter crew shot footage of a dozen police officers brutally beating a small group of men during a traffic stop. The footage shows three police cars stopping a car on a city street, two days after a city officer responding to a bank robbery was fatally shot. About a dozen officers are [...]

Texas Woman Convicted For Crying Rape

A woman accused a man of rape and in retaliation her husband killed her alleged attacker. Later it came to light that she lied about the rape and now she’s been convicted of manslaughter. Tracy Roberson’s false claim of rape got her lover killed by her husband in 2006, and on Friday it brought her [...]

Smokin Em Tiffany

What would you do if you found out your child’s teacher was also a scantily clad “mate” for a charter fishing boat operation? What would you do if you saw your child’s sexy pictures all over MySpace? I can’t tell you what I’d do, but it wouldn’t be nice. Tiffany Shepherd of Port St. Lucie, [...]

Blogger outed and subpoenaed

I was researching used cisco equipment when I came across this article about an employee who is getting dragged into a patent lawsuit. Harris, an intellectual property attorney, is suing his former employer, San Diego-based Fish & Richardson P.C., for forcing him out of the firm and wrongfully withholding his wages. Harris drew scrutiny last [...]

Speaking of Elitist

I just ran across a post by Queen of Spain that really voices what I was trying to get across (but failed miserably when compared). I really need to pay more attention to other blogs. The post is title “Elitist My Ass” and here’s the part that spoke to me: Barack Obama is giving voice [...]

No Vlogs Here

I was working on attaching some hdmi cables to my computer. My plan was to attempt a vlog. Then I looked in the mirror and, well, that was that. To do a vlog would require first combing the hair, second applying the makeup and third looking cheerful. I’m not so sure I can accomplish all [...]

Nojoud, Age: 8, Seeks Divorce

I found a really heart-wrenching article at Pharyngula today. He links to an article about a young (8 years old) Yemen girl who is going to court on her own behalf to get a divorce. SANA’A, April 9 – An eight-year-old girl decided last week to go the Sana’a West Court to prosecute her father, [...]